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Control device with a control stick, particularly a servo sidestick for aircraft

US5735490A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 1996
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05G2009/04766
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control device with a control stick, wherein the control stick is moved by an irreversible actuator controlled by a computer, and the computer controls the position of the actuator and thus the movement of the control stick, and slaves the control column position to the force applied, in accordance with force data, from a force sensor, and position data, from a position sensor, through use of a position vs. force law entered in the computer.

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